By Huizhong Wu, AP, and published by Yahoo!News IT OFTEN starts with a text message asking if you are available on weekends, looking for a part-time job or you get a simple “hello” from an unknown number. Halfway across the world, a labourer is usually pulling in 12-16 hour days, sending non-stop messages, hoping
Day: November 7, 2025
Cambodia confirms withdrawing more heavy weapons together with Thailand
CAMBODIA confirmed today (Nov. 7) that together with Thailand it will proceed with the second stage of the first phase of heavy weapons withdrawal along the border tomorrow, as part of a joint action plan to reduce military tension and strengthen mutual trust, according to Khmer Times newspaper. Khmer Ministry of National Defence’s spokeswoman,
Read moreJapanese man held for forcing 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work
A JAPANESE man who runs a massage parlour in Tokyo was arrested on charges of luring 12-year-old Thai girl into prostitution with the girl’s biological mother having left her there for sex work, Naewna newspaper quoted Japanese media as saying today (Nov. 7). The girl arrived in Japan with her mother late June on
Read moreHeavy rain as weakened Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Ubon Ratchathani
By Thai Newsroom and AFP – published by CNA TYPHOON Kalmaegi has weakened to a tropical storm as it roars into Thailand reaching Ubon Ratchathani province this afternoon (Nov. 7) after slamming into Vietnam yesterday and two days earlier killing 140 people in the Philippines. The Thai Meteorological Department announced at 4 a.m. today
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